by Predator Free Russell | Dec 11, 2024 | PFR Updates
From the Traplines... Welcome to the last update on the Predator Free Russell project for 2024. It’s been a massive year, and one that the team at Russell Landcare are very proud of. At the start of 2024 we had 430ha of our peninsula in elimination phase, and 370ha of...
by Predator Free Russell | Nov 12, 2024 | PFR Updates
Kororāreka Activation On October 15th, the Predator Free Russell project activated a network of traps and bait stations in what is known as the Korarāreka expansion zone. This is a 118ha area that stretches from Wellington Street in the north to the transfer station...
by Predator Free Russell | Oct 8, 2024 | PFR Updates
Elimination Zones Last month we made 927 trap checks in the Old Russell Peninsula (ORP) elimination zone (the areas of Okiato or Te Wahapu). In all that, we caught only one rat! This was a young Norway rat and it was caught in one of our stations closest to the ferry...
by Predator Free Russell | Oct 8, 2024 | PFR Updates
On September 26th, we held a community meeting at the Duke of Marlborough Ballroom to discuss our Predator Free Russell project and the upcoming township activation plans. It was a great opportunity for the team to provide an in-depth update on our progress so far and...
by Predator Free Russell | Sep 13, 2024 | Publications
Russell local Tabatha Bird had an unexpected encounter when her cat flap became the entranceway for a kiwi. After a skirmish with a frog her feline friend had trapped the previous night, the sounds of scuffling last week weren’t exactly welcome. “I thought...
